Rick Sutcliffe (1-1) earns his first loss of the season after pitching 7 innings and giving up 9 hits, 1 walk, 6 strikeouts and 2 Earned Runs for an ERA of 2.57. Pat Perry pitched the 8th inning for the Cubs allowing no base runners.

The Cubs bats were pretty quiet today as Ryne Sandberg hit two singles and Darrin Jackson hit a single and double for all of the Cubs hits in the game.

Rick Sutcliffe committed an error for the Cubs on the mound.

The Dodgers pitcher today was Fernando Valenzuela who earned a win in a complete game shutout while allowing only 4 hits, 3 walks, and 2 strikeouts.

Al Nipper (0-0) was the Cubs starter who earned a no decision after pitching 6 innings while giving up 3 hits, 1 walk, and 1 strikeout. Frank Dipino came in to pitch the 7th and 8th inning allowing 4 hits, 1 strikeout and 1 Earned Run for an ERA of 4.50. Goose Gossage pitched the 9th inning for the Cubs and earned the loss after surrendering 1 hit, 1 walk, 1 strikeout and 2 Earned Runs for an ERA of 18.00. Les Lancaster pitched 1/3 of an inning while giving up 2 hits.

Damon Berryhill went 3 for 5 today with 1 RBI. Andre Dawson hit a solo home run while going 2 for 5.

Mark Grace made an error at first base today for the Cubs.

The Dodgers had Orel Hershiser on the mound who pitched 8 innings giving up 8 hits, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts and 1 Earned Run for an ERA of 1.12. Jay Howell pitched the 9th and 10th inning for the Dodgers and earned the win after giving up 5 hits, 2 strikeouts, and 2 Earned Runs.

John Shelby was 2 for 5 today a double and 2 RBIs. Franklin Stubbs was 2 for 4 with a walk and 1 RBI. Kirk Gibson drove in one run off of a single, his only hit in five at-bats.

On the mound for the Cubs today was Jeff Pico who went 6 2/3 innings while giving up 6 hits, 4 walks, 4 strikeouts and 2 Earned Runs for an ERA of 2.70. Mike Bielecki pitched 1 1/3 innings and earned the loss today.

Andre Dawson was 2 for 4 at the plate today. Shawon Dunston was 1 for 3 with a triple.

Mark Grace made an error at first today, his second error of this series.

Don Sutton was the Dodgers starter and earned the win after pitching 8 innings and giving up 5 hits, 2 walks, 5 strikeouts and 1 Earned Run for an ERA of 1.12. Jesse Orosco pitched the 9th for the Dodgers and earned a save while allowing only one hit.

Franklin Stubbs went 1 for 4 today with a RBI. Mike Marshall also was 1 for 4 with a RBI. John Shelby hit a double in three at-bats while also drawing a walk.

After being swept in this series against the Dodgers the Cubs record for the season stands at (16-19) while the Dodgers record climbs to (7-7).